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John Thune: I talk to military personnel all the time. I have heard, as I have heard you express, a poll that the military doesn't…

On the recordJuly 17, 2007
I talk to military personnel all the time. I have heard, as I have heard you express, a poll that the military doesn't like what we are doing in Iraq. That has certainly not been my experience in any conversation I have had with any member of the military. I would question any poll result that would conclude what you have stated, as I have heard you state, with regard to the views of our military about our work in Iraq.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Addressing the views of military personnel on U.S. actions in Iraq during a Senate debate.

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